Fourka

Fourka (Greek: Φούρκα, Aromanian: Furka) is a village and a former community in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Konitsa, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 32.374 km2.[3] Population 90 (2011).

Fourka
Φούρκα
Furka
Fourka is located in Greece
Fourka
Fourka
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°10′N 20°57′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityKonitsa
  Municipal unit32.374 km2 (12.500 sq mi)
Elevation
1,360 m (4,460 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipal unit
90
  Municipal unit density2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
440 08
Vehicle registrationΙΝ
Websitehttp://www.fourka.gr/

Demography

The inhabitants of Furka have traditionally been Aromanians (Vlachs).[4]

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  4. Nedelkov, L. (2009), "The Ethnic code of the Vlachs in the Balkans", EthnoAnthropoZoom: 221


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